Encyclopedia of Wild Cats
About the encyclopedia
A compendium of knowledge for cat lovers who want to learn more. Here you will find a brief description of each of the living species of wild cats. For each, we provide information on its appearance, occurrence, habitat, behavior and diet, as well as the main threats it faces.
Euroasia
Tropical Asia
Felis chaus
Mud cat – Chaus
Prionailurus bengalensis
Bengal cat
Prionailurus rubiginosus
Red cat
Panthera leo persica
Asiatic lion
Catopuma temminckii
The Asian golden cat
Neofelis nebulosa
Mainland clouded leopard
Prionailurus viverrinus
The fishing cat
Panthera tigris
Asian tiger
Neofelis diardi
Sunda clouded leopard
Prionailurus planiceps
The flat-headed cat
Catopuma badia
The bay cat
Pardofelis marmorata
Marbled leopard
Africa
Americas
Panthera onca
Jaguar
Leopardus jacobita
Andean ocelot
Leopardus geoffroyi
Argentine ocelot
Leopardus guigna
Chilean Ocelot
Leopardus wiedii
Margay
Leopardus colocolo
Pampas cat
Leopardus tigrinus
Tigress ocelot
Leopardus pardalis
Ocelot
Puma concolor
Puma
Lynx canadensis
Canadian lynx
Lynx rufus
